Climate risk management
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Climate Risk Management (CRM) is a term is used for a large and growing body of work, bridging the climate change adaptation, disaster management and development sectors, amongst many others.
Definition
Climate Risk Management is a generic term referring to an approach to climate-sensitive decision making. The approach seeks to promote sustainable development by reducing the vulnerability associated with climate risk. CRM involves strategies aimed at maximizing positive and minimizing negative outcomes for communities in fields such as agriculture, food security, water resources, and health.[1]
Major international conferences and workshops
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change involves negotiations among delegates on climate change framework. Discussions center on mitigation, adaptation, technology development and transfer, and financial resources and investment.
World Meteorological Organization - Living With Climate
The Living with Climate Conference was co-hosted by the World Meteorological Organization, the Earth Institute and the Finnish Meteorological Institute in July, 2006. The meeting was designed to review opportunities and constraints in integrating climate risks and uncertainties into decision-making. A major outcome was the Espoo Statement.
See also
- Disaster management
- Risk management
- Vulnerability
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- World Meteorological Organization
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Earth Institute
- Finnish Meteorological Institute
References
- ^ Hellmuth, M.E., Moorhead, A., Thomson, M.C., and Williams, J. (eds) 2007. Climate Risk Management in Africa: Learning from Practice. International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), Columbia University, New York, USA.
Further reading
- World Bank- Managing Climate Risk: Integrating Adaptation into World Bank Group Operations
- Climate Risk Management in Africa: Learning from Practice
- Natural Disaster Hotspots Case Studies
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Linking Climate Change and Development
- Come Rain or Shine:Integrating Climate Risk Management into African Development Bank Operations